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the united states has the latter. so i am very optistic about the united states' position in the world going forward. and i think you do have to think about this in a, you can't think about this in a static way or in a one dimnsional way going forward. >> charlie: iran. where are we because you get the feeling that somethingbeyond threats are going on, become sanctions or clearly van impact. oil sanctions may have a deepening impact, there's covert action that's clearly had an impact. we don't know who is responsible but we have ideas about that. is there a sense that the iranians are feeling that and they really do want to have serious negotiations. >> i can't answer the last of the questions but i can address the lead up to it, if i might. i do believe that the ranians arfeeling a tremendous amount of pressure. when we came into office, there was really, iranian was internally no threat. it was on a rise in the region and it had divided the international community. a lot of questions about should we give the iranian
the united states has the latter. so i am very optistic about the united states' position in the world going forward. and i think you do have to think about this in a, you can't think about this in a static way or in a one dimnsional way going forward. >> charlie: iran. where are we because you get the feeling that somethingbeyond threats are going on, become sanctions or clearly van impact. oil sanctions may have a deepening impact, there's covert action that's clearly had an impact. we...
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and i couldn't disagree with christian more i mean look at the united states military is greater than all the other militaries combined in the rest of the world practically and a little bit of a cut here and there isn't going to hurt us ability to the center sells i read the document to me the document is as belligerent as ever and while the united states is going to fight two ground wars at the same time it is prepared to fight one ground war and threaten obliteration of any other enemy that might raise its head it's very ironic that obama had made a big pitch for getting rid of nuclear weapons in a famous speech in prague and now he's saber rattling those weapons more than ever . to you frank one of the criticisms of the new strategy is that the united states because it's more reliant on nuclear weapons than ever before is that the right path the united states should be taking i mean as other countries arm themselves and we still have the issue with iran on the table i mean iran will say well i mean if the americans want to rattle those kind of weapons why shouldn't we have them as
and i couldn't disagree with christian more i mean look at the united states military is greater than all the other militaries combined in the rest of the world practically and a little bit of a cut here and there isn't going to hurt us ability to the center sells i read the document to me the document is as belligerent as ever and while the united states is going to fight two ground wars at the same time it is prepared to fight one ground war and threaten obliteration of any other enemy that...
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of the united states seeking war and you know. they're not ready for negotiations that's also a cartoonish mischaracterization president obama is right today seeking engagement with his russian chinese french german and british partners with iran they're trying to get something going to try to find a negotiated way hard to market and yes they are when i was worried about their answer to that question what about you know i mean you have sanctions on the one hand and they want to have negotiations on the other hand i mean aren't they kind of antithetical. you know i think that sanctions can strengthen the negotiation hand. ok i understand there's an impact on the other side that doesn't like the sanctions but throughout diplomatic history negotiations between the cold war the united states and the soviet union there were sanctions after sanctions and yet there were negotiations successful on arms control yes the two paths can be followed at the same time ok it's interesting so i'm going back to negotiations isn't really the problem
of the united states seeking war and you know. they're not ready for negotiations that's also a cartoonish mischaracterization president obama is right today seeking engagement with his russian chinese french german and british partners with iran they're trying to get something going to try to find a negotiated way hard to market and yes they are when i was worried about their answer to that question what about you know i mean you have sanctions on the one hand and they want to have...
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states or prepare some plan of attack against the united states these are legitimate relationships taking place this is happening in latin america with other countries such as china such as russia as well where latin american nations are reaching out beyond just the u.s. which has been their principal trade partner now for for a century basically and are finding new partners that are willing to diversify the type of trade share technology and engage in a much more respectful relationship and so you know there obviously it causes alarm to washington because iran is an adversary a declared open adversary but in reality the this is not a threat to any to the u.s. security it may be a threat to u.s. influence and domination in the region so you think that this is being blown out of proportion and his visit over there is really not such a big deal. it's really not such a big deal i mean first of all he's participating in assisting. ration of president daniel ortega nicaragua they've had bilateral meetings he was in medicine yesterday meeting with president hugo chavez they signed some new agre
states or prepare some plan of attack against the united states these are legitimate relationships taking place this is happening in latin america with other countries such as china such as russia as well where latin american nations are reaching out beyond just the u.s. which has been their principal trade partner now for for a century basically and are finding new partners that are willing to diversify the type of trade share technology and engage in a much more respectful relationship and so...
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the thing is the united states i don't know whatever the united states. decides if it intervenes in syria and overthrow the regime and let's say establish a democratic government and government syria they would say that it's intervene you need a lottery if it doesn't there was a united state is not reacting i think the united states has really. done the appropriate steps to condemn the i said there's you me was one of the first countries to condemn i said the regime use of brutal violence and i think it was one of the countries who pushed for a sanctions on syria so i don't know what. kind of time we go to a short break and after that short break we'll continue our discussion on what awaits syria state parties. and. if they should something inappropriate for the public they can easily be sure. to say. i wish she would have never but it has. you know for a t.v. camera becomes unnecessary but this is their own safety all foreign nationals including journalists and inspectors should leave. and it's clear what happens with such witnesses like out of like. mer
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the thing is the united states i don't know whatever the united states. criticize if it intervenes in syria and overthrowing the regime and let's say establish a democratic government and government syria they would say that it's intervene you need a lottery if it doesn't there was a united state is not reacting i think the united states has really. done the appropriate steps to condemn the assad regime it was one of the first countries to condemn assad regime use of brutal violence and i think it was one of the kind is a push for a sanctions on syria so i don't know what is. can we run out of time where to go to a short break and after that short break we'll continue our discussion on what awaits syria state r.t. . if. it's not about spilling blood. it's the war of barricades from one side and fears blockade from the other. invisible border has cut people from the land for twelve years. the conflict that divided serbia into two hostile cards is still not over. wealthy british style. markets weiner. scandal. find out what's really happening to the global
the thing is the united states i don't know whatever the united states. criticize if it intervenes in syria and overthrowing the regime and let's say establish a democratic government and government syria they would say that it's intervene you need a lottery if it doesn't there was a united state is not reacting i think the united states has really. done the appropriate steps to condemn the assad regime it was one of the first countries to condemn assad regime use of brutal violence and i think...
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the united states is the... one of the largest destinaons for chinese outside of europe as a whole and outside of asia. but we also have about 160,000 chinese students studying in america every year. and i believe that exposure to ou democracies, our freedom, our openness as a society whets their appetite, quite frankly, for similar freedoms and progress and openness within china. >> rose: what e peoplein the arab spring call universal values. >> yes. and i think that appetite for universal human rights is growing stronger in china everyday. >> rose: so what do you worry about? >> well, i... the united states and china are becoming interdependent economically. so much of... china has a great interest in a rising prosperity in america. a strong, economic economic recovery of our enomy cause e reality is that so much of what americans buy is made in other countries and a good percentage of that comes from china so that china knows that their economic health depends on a strong world economy and with europe in the
the united states is the... one of the largest destinaons for chinese outside of europe as a whole and outside of asia. but we also have about 160,000 chinese students studying in america every year. and i believe that exposure to ou democracies, our freedom, our openness as a society whets their appetite, quite frankly, for similar freedoms and progress and openness within china. >> rose: what e peoplein the arab spring call universal values. >> yes. and i think that appetite for...
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states and the united states wod do that for iran. there is no doubt about that. >> rose: exactly. but where is it you would say to us, this is where we are your -- we have a shared interest and we are not trying to undermine you at every step? first of all, we have to define interests. >> and that is important and your interests are not necessarily our interests. you have a sphere of influenc >> we may argue about interests, but, but, but regardless of those definitions, thereare many areas ofntert, and common interests, regardless of the legitimacy of those interests or not, but there are many iues as i mentioned. for example, the cooperation between iran and the united states brought the karzai government to power. do not forget that. we also said several times and it was going -- >> rose: the karzai government, you said? >> yes. >> in afghanistan you remember that. so it was anexample of cooperatio between iran and the united states as well as a couple of heotr players. >> we have said -- the stability is something that both count
states and the united states wod do that for iran. there is no doubt about that. >> rose: exactly. but where is it you would say to us, this is where we are your -- we have a shared interest and we are not trying to undermine you at every step? first of all, we have to define interests. >> and that is important and your interests are not necessarily our interests. you have a sphere of influenc >> we may argue about interests, but, but, but regardless of those definitions,...
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states that a treaty gets 300 votes, i think it means a lot for panama, for the united states and for the whole world. for panama, it makes it clear what the importance of our country to the united states for the world. for the world, it makes it clear that everybody wants to better world trade. and the united states, they get together after other things, the two political parties could get together on something invoked, 300 congressman for the treaty. >> what is at the heart of the economy of panama? is it services, agriculture or? what is at the heart of it? >> it is service. we are not and agricultural country. we are mostly services. our canal is one of them. our country is close to $1 billion a year to the government. we have tourism, banking and of the maritime sector. >> americans always when they think of panama, they know about the canal and there is a big project going on right now. talk a bit about the panama canal -- spain had the dream, france tried it and the united states did it. is that right? >> exactly. the panama canal is now going through an expansion, what is real
states that a treaty gets 300 votes, i think it means a lot for panama, for the united states and for the whole world. for panama, it makes it clear what the importance of our country to the united states for the world. for the world, it makes it clear that everybody wants to better world trade. and the united states, they get together after other things, the two political parties could get together on something invoked, 300 congressman for the treaty. >> what is at the heart of the...
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from the united states the i.a.e.a. basically kowtows to american foreign policy is a political tool even of that it did not say that he ran his weaponized thing so i don't know marc you may have information you would like to share with the i that not not from the terrorist cult that mossad and israel are supporting them which i had enough and america is considering of the listing as a foreign terrorist organization may be not information from them but if you have genuine information that iran is weaponized thing then i think is it your duty as a citizen of whichever country you belong to to presented to the world because that is just the way as far as. i was not you were and you were libeling me here i know there are forty five paragraphs in the i.a.e.a. report that detail all of the urgency of our nuclear weapons related work or work the very much appears to be nuclear weapons related now that is what iran has to respond to you asked me what does iran have to do answer those questions and follow the i.a.e.a. rules abo
from the united states the i.a.e.a. basically kowtows to american foreign policy is a political tool even of that it did not say that he ran his weaponized thing so i don't know marc you may have information you would like to share with the i that not not from the terrorist cult that mossad and israel are supporting them which i had enough and america is considering of the listing as a foreign terrorist organization may be not information from them but if you have genuine information that iran...
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state is not reacting i think the united states has really. done the appropriate steps to condemn the assad regime it was one of the first countries to condemn and said the regime use of brutal violence and i think it was one of the con is a push for a sanctions on syria so i don't know what. can we do a lot of time we go to a short break and after that short break we'll continue our discussion on what awaits syria state party. when comparable question leads to a grave accusation. who is more xeno following. the president who isn't supposed to hide anything. someone asking him why do you make a secret of it when the powers to be suppress the voice of those who think different. we began experiencing very serious problems to the saakashvili government came to power in two thousand and three but. that was when the problems began piling up. interviews were now off limits to our journalists they were all from peace and up and humiliated in public when the attempt to protect property puts life in real danger that we have been deprived. i don't the o
state is not reacting i think the united states has really. done the appropriate steps to condemn the assad regime it was one of the first countries to condemn and said the regime use of brutal violence and i think it was one of the con is a push for a sanctions on syria so i don't know what. can we do a lot of time we go to a short break and after that short break we'll continue our discussion on what awaits syria state party. when comparable question leads to a grave accusation. who is more...
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open into war and long occupations the utility of it is has very real limits and so the united states ought to take. the advice of people like me who have been there and bring the wars to an end it's in our best interest and it's in the best interests of the people over there as well so you know but what you're saying is the u.s. trying to fight terrorism but images like these are all encouraging it. yeah it's absolutely right and the reason is because images tell a bigger story images do great things to influence the psychology of. people that see that i mean and we can't control the media that. militants use in other parts of the world and so they see this in the on all the all that the militancy is anti muslim anti arab anti pashtoon sentiment coming out of u.s. soldiers and and let's let it be known that the u.s. military is not a representation of what these people are but these people are a product of war and when you go to war barbaric human nature is brought out and i mean this isn't new the native americans how it were subject to scalping and did scalping themselves and there
open into war and long occupations the utility of it is has very real limits and so the united states ought to take. the advice of people like me who have been there and bring the wars to an end it's in our best interest and it's in the best interests of the people over there as well so you know but what you're saying is the u.s. trying to fight terrorism but images like these are all encouraging it. yeah it's absolutely right and the reason is because images tell a bigger story images do great...
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the united states gave his father ten thousand dollars. the father actually returned half of it saying should go to the family of an american soldier killed in the war. >> if you build it they will come. not so fast. the latest and newest movement to stop the future home of the 49ers. >> and oakland a top place to go? the surprise ranking for the city and how it earned that. . >>> the 49ers and the city of santa clara are moving forward but others are still fighting. mike reports on a last ditch drive. >> good morning. how are you? >> reporter: you could say it's 4th and ten. >> it's a financing agreement. >> reporter: late in the game. down a score. >> they are paying nothing for their stadium. . >> reporter: and this team is looking for a come back. >> $850 million in loans. we are a small city of 114,000 people. that's to much debt. >> reporter: members hit the streets trying to get 4500 plus signatures part of a drive to stop this from being built and today some residents were signing on. >> all of our foundries bringing into will go t
the united states gave his father ten thousand dollars. the father actually returned half of it saying should go to the family of an american soldier killed in the war. >> if you build it they will come. not so fast. the latest and newest movement to stop the future home of the 49ers. >> and oakland a top place to go? the surprise ranking for the city and how it earned that. . >>> the 49ers and the city of santa clara are moving forward but others are still fighting. mike...
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states -- aggregate demand in the united states. using conventional monetary policy tools, there is little more that the fed can do. it has reduced interest rates in the short run to as low as they can go. it cut short-term interest rates on safe assets to zero early in the slump, and that's where they have remained. l the usual policy remedy when you've exhausted monetary policy tools is to rely on fiscal policy. some of you may be saying, well, we tried that, and it didn't work. there is no evidence that the fiscal policy failed. none. six months after the onset of the biggest stimulus package that we had in the slump, the economy stopped falling like a rock and started to grow again. within a few months, private sector employment began to grow slowly, but it began to grow, and it's grown ever since. about a fifth of the growth in the private sector employment since the low point has been offset by declines in the number of people on public payrolls; state and local governments face harsh fiscal realities, and they are reducing yo
states -- aggregate demand in the united states. using conventional monetary policy tools, there is little more that the fed can do. it has reduced interest rates in the short run to as low as they can go. it cut short-term interest rates on safe assets to zero early in the slump, and that's where they have remained. l the usual policy remedy when you've exhausted monetary policy tools is to rely on fiscal policy. some of you may be saying, well, we tried that, and it didn't work. there is no...
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will supply as the united states is the major economic. you see washington is bored at this neoconservative idiology world who jimmy and so it wants to be able to prevent the rise of the challenge of challenging and that that's what lies behind this and also what lies behind washington's war preparations against iran. and you know as the us for the past decade we've been kind of distracted focusing our resources time effort in iraq and afghanistan and the middle east so in that time china has had time to expand their their influence and the region so i mean so is now the time that the usa is recognizing this and saying hey we need to do something about this. yes they're directing their attention mania against china's independent access to energy that was what the united states organized nato attack on libya was about it's blocked china tremendous all investments in eastern libya is what the united states africa command is about is to block china or elsewhere in africa or nigeria for example and that's what the war preparations against iran
will supply as the united states is the major economic. you see washington is bored at this neoconservative idiology world who jimmy and so it wants to be able to prevent the rise of the challenge of challenging and that that's what lies behind this and also what lies behind washington's war preparations against iran. and you know as the us for the past decade we've been kind of distracted focusing our resources time effort in iraq and afghanistan and the middle east so in that time china has...
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states and will be perceived as the united states only doing the business of israeli interest in the region not even serving its own interests interesting so if i go back to you again you know looking at the western mainstream media and looking at politicians i mean any talk of engagement any talk of negotiations is considered sok religious it's you can't say we need to sit down we need to talk honestly i mean the brazilians and the turks did it and they came up with a deal and then obama walked away from it because it was an american deal ok i mean it can be done can it or it just there's a certain so many parties in the west that just don't want to try they want regime change and countries like israel are openly calling for an attack on iran. well that's absolutely right peter you've put it well in a nutshell it has never been about diplomacy with iran diplomacy and coersion are two different things from the onset of the revolution america attempted to undermine the regime there was a noisy or knows a coup in one nine hundred eighty two overs or the regime in iran and then one thin
states and will be perceived as the united states only doing the business of israeli interest in the region not even serving its own interests interesting so if i go back to you again you know looking at the western mainstream media and looking at politicians i mean any talk of engagement any talk of negotiations is considered sok religious it's you can't say we need to sit down we need to talk honestly i mean the brazilians and the turks did it and they came up with a deal and then obama...
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president, barack obama, says the united states will boost its military strength in the asia pacific region. the increase comes even as the pentagon decreases the overall size of the u.s. armed forces. >> so our military will be leaner, but the world must know the united states is going to maintain our military superiority with armed forces that are agile, flexible and ready for the full range of contingencies and threats. >> the president is following through on defense cuts of nearly half a trillion dollars over the next decade. still, he said the u.s. will strengthen its presence in the asia-pacific region. some believe he is trying to counter the increasing strength of china. >> the united states will emphasize building the capacity of our partners and allies to more effectively defend their own territory. their own interests, through better use of diplomacy, development and security force assistance. >> panetta indicated that the u.s. will seek a larger ro for japan and other allies. an expert on military strategy in the asia-pacific region says that role for japan may be in the
president, barack obama, says the united states will boost its military strength in the asia pacific region. the increase comes even as the pentagon decreases the overall size of the u.s. armed forces. >> so our military will be leaner, but the world must know the united states is going to maintain our military superiority with armed forces that are agile, flexible and ready for the full range of contingencies and threats. >> the president is following through on defense cuts of...
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states or come from long lines of families that come from the united states. we know we see this difference along the spectrum. let me highlight a couple of points that i think make a big difference. realize we have a cohort population between 8 million and 11.5 million of individuals in the united states who are undocumented, who some say are illegal or not lawfully present. they are in a group that is cut off in part and formality from the main economy. this is unwise because immigrants, both skilled and unskilled, in this case, that 8 million to 11 million, provide the innovative engine in the economy in these relatively dark times. i'll address the issue of unemployment. but in these difficult economic times, they provide a certain component to the economy which allows us to innovate and grow at a rate that we otherwise would not. in short, immigrants of all types unaverage are net contributors to the economy, help the actual pie grow bigger, provide more of a pie to split among us all and in turn try to goose innovation in a couple of unanticipated ways.
states or come from long lines of families that come from the united states. we know we see this difference along the spectrum. let me highlight a couple of points that i think make a big difference. realize we have a cohort population between 8 million and 11.5 million of individuals in the united states who are undocumented, who some say are illegal or not lawfully present. they are in a group that is cut off in part and formality from the main economy. this is unwise because immigrants, both...
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cocaine use in the united states is down by almost half since 2007. and that continues on in every survey, every piece of data that we take a look at. so when we all put our shoulder to the wheel and we all work very hard across all of these different balanced perspectives, we can actually reduce drug use in this country. fortunately that's not going to be true for all the different drugs of abuse. i also had a great opportunity to hold a series of roundtables across the country. los angeles, new york city, atlanta, philadelphia, chicago, with african-american leaders. sheriffs, police chiefs, law enforcement officials from the prosecution area, but also people that run treatment prevention programs, et cetera, to talk about the impact that drugs have on their particular community. and what we could be doing to work together to lessen that impact because it truly in those communities, affects families, affects children and their ability to achieve a good education. it affects their ability to get hired. especially with over 6,000 employers that do dru
cocaine use in the united states is down by almost half since 2007. and that continues on in every survey, every piece of data that we take a look at. so when we all put our shoulder to the wheel and we all work very hard across all of these different balanced perspectives, we can actually reduce drug use in this country. fortunately that's not going to be true for all the different drugs of abuse. i also had a great opportunity to hold a series of roundtables across the country. los angeles,...
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the united states disagrees. -- the united states agrees. they made that clear. president bush explicitly called for a freeze. it is not forthcoming. the way to deal with it i thought sensibly was to persuade the israelis to start new housing. during that time, use it to reach an agreement on borders which would say here is israel enters palestine. the israelis can build what they want. the palestinians can build what they want in palestine. then you do not have this issue. i believe it can be resolved. >> if it is the u.s. position that settlements are either counterproductive or illegal, why do they not simply say to the israelis "we have assessed that you have spent $250 million this year on infrastructure for settlement so we will doctor that"? if you had that two years ago, do you think he would have gotten somewhere? >> we do have that ability under the law that exists. president bush was the last one to impose the application of that law. it created a deduction from the amount available to ensure israeli guarantees for the house. the israelis had not neede
the united states disagrees. -- the united states agrees. they made that clear. president bush explicitly called for a freeze. it is not forthcoming. the way to deal with it i thought sensibly was to persuade the israelis to start new housing. during that time, use it to reach an agreement on borders which would say here is israel enters palestine. the israelis can build what they want. the palestinians can build what they want in palestine. then you do not have this issue. i believe it can be...
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sometimes you know the united states supported the dictatorship not the muslim brotherhood they were actually sure sure by the way i'm sure that the us administration is not i'm sure the us administration is not is not happy by the share of the seats one by the brotherhood party and by the newer party which is the vehicle by salafist. but i think that we've known i mean if we had a clear look at what was going to happen from the first day of the arab spring we knew that the brotherhood was going to be the group that inherited power and post mubarak egypt and they haven't given any indication so far the they're going to pursue. for a tarion party is in fact they're playing the sort of more moderate foil to the to the nor party and i think it would really benefit the united states to work closely with with the freedom and justice party and its leadership to try to hammer out some kind of a loose consensus about foreign policy goals and things like that it will be a more contentious relationship there's no question because there's nothing easier then than working with an authoritarian r
sometimes you know the united states supported the dictatorship not the muslim brotherhood they were actually sure sure by the way i'm sure that the us administration is not i'm sure the us administration is not is not happy by the share of the seats one by the brotherhood party and by the newer party which is the vehicle by salafist. but i think that we've known i mean if we had a clear look at what was going to happen from the first day of the arab spring we knew that the brotherhood was...
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the united states military -- let me be very clear about this the united states military will remain capable across the spectrum. we will continue to conduct a complex set of missions, ranging from counterterrorism, ranging from countering weapons of mass destruction to maintaining a safe, secure and effective nuclear deterrent. we will be fully prepared to protect our interests, defend our homeland and support civil authorities. our goal to achieve the u.s. force for the future involves the following significant changes. first, the u.s. joint force will be smaller and it will be leaner. but its great strength will be that it will be more agile, more flexible, ready to deploy quickly, innovative and technologically advanced. that is the force for the future. second, as we move toward this new joint force we are balancing our global posture and presence, manufacture sizing the pacific and the middle east. these are the areas where we see the greatest challenges for the future. the u.s. military will increase its institutional weight and focus on enhanced presence, power projection and
the united states military -- let me be very clear about this the united states military will remain capable across the spectrum. we will continue to conduct a complex set of missions, ranging from counterterrorism, ranging from countering weapons of mass destruction to maintaining a safe, secure and effective nuclear deterrent. we will be fully prepared to protect our interests, defend our homeland and support civil authorities. our goal to achieve the u.s. force for the future involves the...
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states to defend the united states. [applause] nat>> welcome to south carolina. as a member of the committee on national resources, the question i have -- americans have spent billions of dollars, collected in user fees from their power bills to construct a facility that was supposed to store the nation's nuclear waste but was blocked by president obama and harry reid. if your president, would you push for the opening? if not, what is your solution for removing nuclear waste temporarily stored in south carolina? why would you do to ensure that south carolina taxpayers get their money back? >> my position is straightforward. first of all, it is totally safe and there is a way to do it. you have to meet the concerns of the people of nevada in terms of the safety of delivering the material. that is something we have done before. i believe we did -- we should either notion -- negotiate with the people of nevada to get their approval. i do not like the idea of 49 other states running over a state. there are a lot of circumst
states to defend the united states. [applause] nat>> welcome to south carolina. as a member of the committee on national resources, the question i have -- americans have spent billions of dollars, collected in user fees from their power bills to construct a facility that was supposed to store the nation's nuclear waste but was blocked by president obama and harry reid. if your president, would you push for the opening? if not, what is your solution for removing nuclear waste temporarily...
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it had lots of good stuff, i think, for the government of the united states. and our direction and our brand of conservatism. i think we blew it by not fessing fes fessing up and zrdescribing wha we have done. i made that pledge. i broke that pledge. it's time for us to move on down the road. it's the best thing to do for this country. i positioned him in such a fashion in which he was able to communicate the views. even if we had to write the words down for him. i think that was a problem on our part. do i believe that would have insured that the president would have been reelected in 1992, no. there were a number of other factors that led to it. one other thing i wanted to talk about, the supreme court. i had the pleasure and honor of having had the opportunity to handle t thr supreme court justices. my first one was an ton inscalia. it happened at a great time when working for president reagan at the time. william rehnquist was elevated to the chief's job and nobody was handling scalia. scalia set a standard for future nominations. i said you have to give h
it had lots of good stuff, i think, for the government of the united states. and our direction and our brand of conservatism. i think we blew it by not fessing fes fessing up and zrdescribing wha we have done. i made that pledge. i broke that pledge. it's time for us to move on down the road. it's the best thing to do for this country. i positioned him in such a fashion in which he was able to communicate the views. even if we had to write the words down for him. i think that was a problem on...
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we also saw this week, the united states sort of announced at it is redirecting its focus. both in terms of its military focus as well as bringing some austerity to the pentagon, does the world welcome that? do they believe at long last the united states should be preoccupied with asia and with change in asia? >> well, publicly in the middle east, of course, they will say they welcome it, privately a lot of pokes don't. in asia, the america's asian allies have en begging for it, and singapore and japan, of course, and vietnam and indonesia, they have all been saying, look, we wantsome commitnt. >> rose: we e worried about the china being our partner. >> i tell you, shin with a, the chines state media came out a few hours agand said the united states, that this new peagon speech, america was going to be a wl in,ull in a china shop, i can't imagine they meant that intentionally, asia ashe china sp but nonetheless the chinese clearly are feeling very, very insecure and defensive about the fact that the americans are now focusing laser like on asia as the key area for security.
we also saw this week, the united states sort of announced at it is redirecting its focus. both in terms of its military focus as well as bringing some austerity to the pentagon, does the world welcome that? do they believe at long last the united states should be preoccupied with asia and with change in asia? >> well, publicly in the middle east, of course, they will say they welcome it, privately a lot of pokes don't. in asia, the america's asian allies have en begging for it, and...
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and we want to be partners with the united states. i think the message i have that this was an attack on all this, on humanity, not just the american people and had to work together to stand up against this minority of extremists. we have to engage we have dances on issues of foreign policy. -- we have differences on issues of foreign policy. we do not always see the americans being fair with the palestinian issues. but we can settle these issues through negotiations and not confrontations. i have taught at universities and visited centers and talked in churches and synagogues. my role was always to explain things in a rational way, in a balanced way. i found a huge response to this. i found that the american people are open-minded and like to listen, to understand. sometimes, they do not know enough about our part of the world. sometimes, of course, there are some misconceptions about the arabs and the history of the arabs and so on. some, like in many countries, are biased, for sure. so my job was to convince them, to open up their
and we want to be partners with the united states. i think the message i have that this was an attack on all this, on humanity, not just the american people and had to work together to stand up against this minority of extremists. we have to engage we have dances on issues of foreign policy. -- we have differences on issues of foreign policy. we do not always see the americans being fair with the palestinian issues. but we can settle these issues through negotiations and not confrontations. i...
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what is iran's beef with the united states and what is the united states'beef with iran? >> it the long list. it begins in 1979 with the hostage crisis. that is the point in which awareness of iran in america became quite stark. uc iranians challenging the united states regionally as well as outside the region that time, challenging american leadership globally. there has been support for terrorism and groups that are anti-american. on the iranian side, it began 1953, when the united states and the british secret service did a coup against a democratically elected prime minister of acheron. that's when a lot of the -- against iran. that is when a lot of the grievances began. then it has deepened. during the 1980's, at the united states sided with iraq and provided iraq with intelligence and weapons in spite of the fact that saddam hussein was using chemical weapons against iranian population and the civilian population. we have sanctions and other things. this is a situation where both sides have piled a lot of antagonism on to each other. at some point, it is futile to g
what is iran's beef with the united states and what is the united states'beef with iran? >> it the long list. it begins in 1979 with the hostage crisis. that is the point in which awareness of iran in america became quite stark. uc iranians challenging the united states regionally as well as outside the region that time, challenging american leadership globally. there has been support for terrorism and groups that are anti-american. on the iranian side, it began 1953, when the united...
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states the defense secretary of the united states both came out publicly endorsing a brand new military strategy which as you mentioned partly is due to or they claim is because of certain budget cuts that might be coming in their direction but one that specifically says no more this nation building staff no more focusing on iraq and afghanistan it's all the asia pacific region now how would you react when you start building up the our military might. well i think they know they have been building up their military might i don't think it's out of the norm for a rising power in this age to make that kind of effort especially when it relies on raw materials and energy coming from regions distant from it shores it would be odd if the chinese weren't building up their military to a certain extent i think the irony here is you know we are concerned about being shut out of trade and east asia and we're trying to use this kind of military wedge here to make sure that we're going to get a seat at that table over time and i think threatening your banker the country to whom you all so much of you
states the defense secretary of the united states both came out publicly endorsing a brand new military strategy which as you mentioned partly is due to or they claim is because of certain budget cuts that might be coming in their direction but one that specifically says no more this nation building staff no more focusing on iraq and afghanistan it's all the asia pacific region now how would you react when you start building up the our military might. well i think they know they have been...
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so oil barons and not just american ones just threatened the president of the united states speaking to conferences we jack gerard the head of the american petroleum institute which is an atheist nation's largest lobbying organization for oil and gas corporations told president obama i think it would be a huge mistake on the part of the president out of states to die the construction of the keystone x.l. pipeline clearly the keystone x.l. pipeline is in the national interest a determination to decide anything lies though that i believe will have huge political consequences do what the oil barons say build the dam pipeline or suffer huge political consequences the sad part is in today's post citizens united world we have to take these threats seriously but before we get to that let's take a look at exactly what the oil baron demands our oil barons are demanding. this is the proposed keystone x.l. pipeline the dotted line is the proposed pipeline there's already a keystone x.l. pipeline in place it's the solid red line and it's carrying oil to refineries in the midwest and in illinois
so oil barons and not just american ones just threatened the president of the united states speaking to conferences we jack gerard the head of the american petroleum institute which is an atheist nation's largest lobbying organization for oil and gas corporations told president obama i think it would be a huge mistake on the part of the president out of states to die the construction of the keystone x.l. pipeline clearly the keystone x.l. pipeline is in the national interest a determination to...
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all of that is exported from africa inthe united states now see. a lot of this is that exported from the entire arabian peninsula so u.s. is very much concerned about maintaining stability in nigeria for the simple fact that it is heavily reliant upon the all that's being imported from nigeria into the united states. well now what else is making news around the world and first to iraq where fifteen pilgrims have been killed by a suicide bomber in the city of basra there among hundreds of thousands of shia muslims from across the country and abroad are making their way to a holy shrine in a city of karbala and observing a high point to just one hundred thirty thousand iraqi security forces are on high alert in the area to try and avert. a cruise ship with more than four thousand people on board has grounded off italy's northwest coast at least eight people are known to died most of those on board the costa concordia were evacuated from the vessel after it hit a reef and are in the video they ate on friday several others are missing after jumping ove
all of that is exported from africa inthe united states now see. a lot of this is that exported from the entire arabian peninsula so u.s. is very much concerned about maintaining stability in nigeria for the simple fact that it is heavily reliant upon the all that's being imported from nigeria into the united states. well now what else is making news around the world and first to iraq where fifteen pilgrims have been killed by a suicide bomber in the city of basra there among hundreds of...
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president, barack obama, says the united states will boost its military strength in the asia pacific region. the increase comes even as the pentagon decreases the overall size of the u.s. armed forces. >> so our military will be leaner, but the world must know the united states is going to maintain our military superiority with armed forces that are agile, flexible and ready for the full range of contingencies and threats. >> the president is following through on defense cuts of nearly half a trillion dollars over the next decade. still, he said the u.s. will strengthen its presence in the asia-pacific region. some believe he is trying to counter the increasing strength of china. >> the united states will emphasize building the capacity of our partners and allies to more effectively defend their own territory. their own interests, through better use of diplomacy, development and security force assistance. >> panetta indicated that the u.s. will seek a larger role for japan and other allies. an expert on military strategy in the asia-pacific region says that role for japan may be in t
president, barack obama, says the united states will boost its military strength in the asia pacific region. the increase comes even as the pentagon decreases the overall size of the u.s. armed forces. >> so our military will be leaner, but the world must know the united states is going to maintain our military superiority with armed forces that are agile, flexible and ready for the full range of contingencies and threats. >> the president is following through on defense cuts of...
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the united states has actually come out very forcefully and said we are not behind this secretary clinton yesterday categorically denied that the us had any involvement in this and i think that that's very telling this assassination comes just weeks before planned to go she asians between iran and the u.s. the p five plus one and so. while there's a lot of informed speculation nobody knows quite who was behind this but i think that what the consensus is that whoever was behind this is less interested in setting back you grans nuclear program and more interested in setting back possible ratcheting down of tensions between iran and the united states and you know this is something that the g.o.p. candidates would celebrate presumably especially at let's take a listen to some of the rhetoric coming from them it's a very telling let's take a listen. well there have been scientists. in russia and in iran there have been computer viruses there have been problems at their facility i hope that the united states has been involved with maximum covert operations. to block the iranian program. taking
the united states has actually come out very forcefully and said we are not behind this secretary clinton yesterday categorically denied that the us had any involvement in this and i think that that's very telling this assassination comes just weeks before planned to go she asians between iran and the u.s. the p five plus one and so. while there's a lot of informed speculation nobody knows quite who was behind this but i think that what the consensus is that whoever was behind this is less...
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what is the united states economy going to grow at this year? >> there are no oracles in economics, and it's still a pretty uncertain world, but i think that conventional view of the u.s. now is that we're growing between 2% and 3%. i think that's a realistic outcome as long as we see more improvement in europe and as long as we don't see a lot of risk come from iran on the oil front. >> that scenario of 2% to 3% growth seems a little different from what ben bernanke thinks growth is going to look like. have you read the statement the fed put out, and it was a very bearish statement. to be willing to almost guarantee that rates will be kept where they are until the end of 2014 suggests they don't see any growth of any robust growth for a long time. are they wrong at the fed? >> i'm not a forecaster, so my view is not worth much, but if you look at the -- both the fed's forecast and the consensus of private forecasters in the business community among economists, people are pretty close clustered in that area, but it's still very dependent on how
what is the united states economy going to grow at this year? >> there are no oracles in economics, and it's still a pretty uncertain world, but i think that conventional view of the u.s. now is that we're growing between 2% and 3%. i think that's a realistic outcome as long as we see more improvement in europe and as long as we don't see a lot of risk come from iran on the oil front. >> that scenario of 2% to 3% growth seems a little different from what ben bernanke thinks growth...
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a situation with gas prices in the united states now the price in united states the price and up in the united states is a little bit more than one hundred dollars now the price in europe is more than four hundred dollars european you glitters they are sure that sport market means cheap gas it's not it's not true sports market is unpredictable market today you have the price one hundred to morrow you can hear five dollars that is why my idea is very simple that. the construction of the sport market is a very risky story for european union and that is why it convinced. let's have a look at the stock markets now europe closed in the black on tuesday the rally was inspired by better than expected growth data from china you can see it was boosted by a four point six percent rise from world bank of scotland group in germany the dax index ended one point eight percent higher with. over three and a half percent and here in russia markets climb to a five week high on tuesday as rising oil and metal prices producers. and it around one and a half percent in the black strong the oil supported ener
a situation with gas prices in the united states now the price in united states the price and up in the united states is a little bit more than one hundred dollars now the price in europe is more than four hundred dollars european you glitters they are sure that sport market means cheap gas it's not it's not true sports market is unpredictable market today you have the price one hundred to morrow you can hear five dollars that is why my idea is very simple that. the construction of the sport...